Wilmington city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Wilmington city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
2.0%
2023
3.8%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+90%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.4 pp (20%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +1.6 pp (66.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.2 pp (5%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -0.6 pp (-13.6%) |